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This film is about two brothers executing the ultimate scheme to con a rich attractive woman.I never thought a Rachel Weisz movie could be dull and senseless as this, but "The Brothers Bloom" really takes that trophy. The plot is dull, and it fails to engage me at all. The pacing is so slow, that I felt so bored after the first twenty minutes. They could have at least cut fifteen minutes of that and not affected the story. It's just far too long, with so many uninteresting and unimportant scenes in between the useful scenes. I feel so sorry for Rinko Kikuchi's character, as she is delegated to a replaceable prop, which actually could be deleted entirely without affecting the story.As a con movie it is too slow and winding, as a romantic comedy it lacks the uplifting factor. In short, "The Brothers Bloom" is a dull mess.

I am giving two stars because I finished this movie frustrated and could not wait for it to end. Like a con, I suppose, a movie should not be too clever for its own good. "Bloom" leaves clever in the dust and heads for self-important and pretentious. At times I sensed the makers rubbing their hands together with glee congratulating each other on being so damn smart. On the plus side, Rachel W. was very good and her romance with Adrien B. did hit a soft spot with me. Perhaps the international scenery was meant to add glamor or intrigue,but it just made it seem more contrived and precious. Should have shot it in Cleveland,it might have actually made the movie less slick but more attractive.